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The United States Senate passes funding for teen pregnancy prevention program

The United States Senate yesterday passed a package of spending bills for FY 2010, which included a historic new investment in efforts to prevent teen pregnancy.

15 Dec 2009

HFA urges American Red Cross to end current labor issues over blood supply

The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) expresses its concern regarding the ongoing labor issues involving the Teamsters Local 929 and the American Red Cross of Pennsylvania /New Jersey.

15 Dec 2009

Grantham University adds new Health Sciences degree programs to its existing portfolio

Grantham University, an online university dedicated to providing educational opportunities to working adults for nearly 60 years, announced today that it is adding four new Health Sciences degree programs to its existing degree offerings: an Associate of Applied Science in Medical Coding and Billing, a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Health Systems Management and a Master of Healthcare Administration.

14 Dec 2009

AIS introduces new line of medically certified LCD Monitors for hospitals

American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS) introduces a new line of medically certified LCD Monitors for hospitals and personal care industries. The medical LCD displays have passed UL60601-1 Medical Equipment Certifications for approved electronic compatibility and reliability in the medical field.

14 Dec 2009

Teamsters supports Sanders amendment to eliminate tax

The Teamsters on Thursday announced their support for Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) amendment to eliminate the proposed excise tax on insurance plans from the Senate health care reform proposal.

11 Dec 2009

MedPAC home care cuts can harm home health agencies and impact senior Americans, says NAHC

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) once again has used a flawed data analysis to recommend cuts that would severely damage the ability of thousands of home health care agencies to provide valuable services to the most vulnerable of Americans, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) said today.

11 Dec 2009

Leaders and community activists create strategy to combat HIV/AIDS in African-Americans

African-American political leaders, union members, ministers and community activists are meeting Monday, December 14th to create and implement a strategy to combat the deadly HIV/AIDS virus in the African-American Community.

10 Dec 2009

Ford may use stocks to pay for retiree health fund

"The Labor Department said Wednesday that it would let the Ford Motor Company use stock instead of cash to pay some of the $13.1 billion that it owed to a new retiree health care fund, pending a period of public comment," The New York Times reports.

10 Dec 2009

St. Vincent's Medical Center ensures OSHA compliance with Streamline Health's workflow solution

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. a leading provider of document workflow solutions for hospitals, today announced that St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has selected Streamline Health to provide a workflow solution to ensure compliance with OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs.

10 Dec 2009

Texas ranks 4th in terms of aggregate Medicaid underfunding, according to Medicaid analysis

A new Eljay, LLC analysis of the nation's Medicaid program released by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) projects that Medicaid underfunds the actual cost of providing quality long term care in 2009 by $271.1 million in Texas, and that Texas seniors rank 4th in the nation in cumulative underfunding of this care.

10 Dec 2009

USC Fetal Therapy Program achieves improved survival rate in TTTS fetal surgery

A Southern California fetal surgery institute, one of only a handful in the United States, has posted enormously successful rates in treating a dangerous disorder that affects 10 percent of unborn identical twins.

10 Dec 2009

Pitt professor suggests incorporating guidelines for weekend and holiday eating into food pyramid

The holidays can be challenging for even the most diligent dieters. But are weekends just as detrimental? Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., found that weekend eating patterns change significantly.

9 Dec 2009

MLL team finds 454 Sequencing technology promising for leukemia genetic characterization

This week at the 51st American Society for Hematology Annual Meeting, a team of researchers from the MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory presented results from a series of groundbreaking studies which explore alternative, high-throughput 454 Sequencing methods for distinguishing and characterizing the many forms of leukemia and myeloproliferative disorders.

9 Dec 2009

Compiled genealogical information sold to families on the web: CMS Mid-Atlantic

This is the time of year when people contemplate their resolutions for the year ahead. The intentions range from the common -- wellness goals such as weight loss or smoking cessation -- to the complicated, such as tracing their families' genealogies.

9 Dec 2009

Cubicle Curtain Factory to increase awareness of its innovative hospital privacy curtains

The Cubicle Curtain Factory has retained TransMedia Group to publicize the first major innovation in hospital privacy curtains in decades, the Simply 66 Snap System, which is already saving hospitals millions in maintenance costs.

7 Dec 2009

McKesson to introduce PROmanager-Rx system at the 44th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition

McKesson today will introduce the PROmanager-Rx™ system, an innovative solution that enables hospitals for the first time to fully automate the dispensing of tablets, capsules, and other oral solid medications that come pre-packaged from drug manufacturers in unit-dose, bar-coded form.

7 Dec 2009

Deal time? Key Senate Dems meet on public option in health bill

Politico: "President Barack Obama will meet Sunday with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill, as a group of moderate and liberal senators weighed a new public option compromise in hopes of striking a deal by early in the week.

6 Dec 2009

New data reveals insurance-based discrimination is more common among lower income women

According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of their insurance status during pregnancy and delivery

5 Dec 2009

Red Cross workers educate public on unfair labor conditions

Teamster members employed by the Philadelphia chapter of the American Red Cross are hard at work educating the public about the unfair labor conditions that they endure that could potentially put Philadelphia's blood supply at risk. More than 100 employees went on strike and set up a picket line yesterday when their issues were ignored by their employer.

5 Dec 2009

Despite positive job market trends, economy continues to face challenges

Unemployment data released today by the U.S. Department of Labor indicates that although job losses have slowed significantly, the economy continues to face challenges, noted the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA).

5 Dec 2009

Labor News and Research

The United States Senate passes funding for teen pregnancy prevention program

HFA urges American Red Cross to end current labor issues over blood supply

Grantham University adds new Health Sciences degree programs to its existing portfolio

AIS introduces new line of medically certified LCD Monitors for hospitals

Teamsters supports Sanders amendment to eliminate tax

MedPAC home care cuts can harm home health agencies and impact senior Americans, says NAHC

Leaders and community activists create strategy to combat HIV/AIDS in African-Americans

Ford may use stocks to pay for retiree health fund

St. Vincent's Medical Center ensures OSHA compliance with Streamline Health's workflow solution

Texas ranks 4th in terms of aggregate Medicaid underfunding, according to Medicaid analysis

USC Fetal Therapy Program achieves improved survival rate in TTTS fetal surgery

Pitt professor suggests incorporating guidelines for weekend and holiday eating into food pyramid

MLL team finds 454 Sequencing technology promising for leukemia genetic characterization

Compiled genealogical information sold to families on the web: CMS Mid-Atlantic

Cubicle Curtain Factory to increase awareness of its innovative hospital privacy curtains

McKesson to introduce PROmanager-Rx system at the 44th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition

Deal time? Key Senate Dems meet on public option in health bill

New data reveals insurance-based discrimination is more common among lower income women

Red Cross workers educate public on unfair labor conditions

Despite positive job market trends, economy continues to face challenges

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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